Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Thorndike Press, 2007 - 804 pages From the author Newsweek called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos. |
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... later ac- count , the President suggested that if the Ambassador stayed on his reservation in 1940 , he would back young Joe for Governor of Massachusetts in 1942 . He also dangled the prospect of a new prestigious job for the elder ...
... later ac- count , the President suggested that if the Ambassador stayed on his reservation in 1940 , he would back young Joe for Governor of Massachusetts in 1942 . He also dangled the prospect of a new prestigious job for the elder ...
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... later admired Eddie's reference to his “ hero ” Weizmann as “ quick thinking . ” He later good - naturedly needled Jacobson : " Here's a man you hardly ever thought of , and he became your hero , all of a sudden .... How could you talk ...
... later admired Eddie's reference to his “ hero ” Weizmann as “ quick thinking . ” He later good - naturedly needled Jacobson : " Here's a man you hardly ever thought of , and he became your hero , all of a sudden .... How could you talk ...
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... later Presidential use of Jackson's ruling : Gentry , p . 232. Hoover's response to Jackson's death : Gentry , pp . 232-33 , Tro- han , p . 406. Hickory Hill's lineage and later history : Hilty , p . 97 . Chapter Twenty - Two : GLOOM ...
... later Presidential use of Jackson's ruling : Gentry , p . 232. Hoover's response to Jackson's death : Gentry , pp . 232-33 , Tro- han , p . 406. Hickory Hill's lineage and later history : Hilty , p . 97 . Chapter Twenty - Two : GLOOM ...
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